80 families in five districts of Moldova received free smoke detectors

10:26 | 08.02.2019 Category: Social

Chisinau, 8 February /MOLDPRES/- Employees of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) have installed in the last week over 80 smoke detectors in households from Rezina, Edinet, Dubasari, Glodeni and Anenii Noi districts. The actions take place in the campaign to prevent the risk of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning during the cold season - A protected home - a saved life.

IGSU press officer Liliana Puscasu said that the devices were installed in households of many large families, elderly people and people with disabilities. “Firefighters trained over 200 people on the risks of using bad stoves, and the importance of signaling installations in the event of carbon monoxide emanation. Rescuers urged citizens to be very cautious when using heat sources, especially during cold period,” Puscasu said.

According to IGSU data, since launching A protected home - a saved life campaign, at least five families have avoided the risk of tragedies once the installations of fire-fighters. During this period, 4831 families in our country received free smoke detectors.

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